Which Industries Attract The Most Venture Capital? [Infographic]

Down through the years, U.S. venture capital financing has resulted in some major successes, including the likes of Intel, Google and Twitter. VC investment is heavily concentrated across several industrial sectors, according to a recent report from Martin Prosperity. In fact, America's top five industries receiving VC capital account for 76.3 percent of all VC investment nationwide, some $25 billion.

Echoing all of those success stories, software receives the largest slice of the VC pie by a considerable distance, accounting for 36.2 percent (nearly $12 billion) of all investment over the past year. Biotechnology was in second place with 17.3 percent ($5.7 billion) while media and entertainment rounded off the top three with 9.5 percent ($3.2 billion).